Indicator / Powerhouse Films - Blu-ray Release Thread

Nice, I was hoping a sale was coming soon. My wishlist has been growing with them and I need to knock that down a bit.

 

Speaking of The Legacy. I order it July 31, then I got a refund from Amazon.uk August 15th. It said it was undeliverable.

So I had to place another order. Won't arrive until September 1st week sometime. This was the first time something from Amazon.uk didn't get delivered that I've encountered.

Of course now there's a sale Friday. ... Like to know what they charge for shipping to USA from their store.

 

I'd like to pick up the legacy, what's the chances it feature in the sale? It's a fairly new release, if it does feature can't imagine they will reduce it by much.

 

It's nearly sold out, they stated that in their most recent "OUT-OF-PRINT NEWS" email update a couple of weeks ago.

 

***NEW TITLE ANNOUNCEMENT***

Coming to Blu-ray 11/18 from Indicator!

https://www.facebook.com/dawnofthediscs/photos/pcb.940741089602444/940740569602496/?type=3&theater

HAMMER VOLUME FOUR: FACES OF FEAR collects four films which represent the best of Hammer’s classic horror output: Terence Fisher’s seminal THE REVENGE OF FRANKENSTEIN (1958), presented in a stunning new restoration; Fisher’s controversial THE TWO FACES OF DR. JEKYLL (1960); Seth Holt’s nerve-shredding psycho-thriller TASTE OF FEAR (1961); and Joseph Losey’s unique horror/sci-fi hybrid THE DAMNED (1962). All four films are presented for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, and are complemented by a wealth of essential extra features

Pre-order: https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/…/hammer-volume-four-face…

Also releasing, Joseph Losey’s dark melodrama SECRET CEREMONY (1968), starring Hollywood superstars Elizabeth Taylor (Suddenly, Last Summer, Cleopatra), Mia Farrow (Rosemary’s Baby, See No Evil) and Robert Mitchum (The Night of the Hunter, Cape Fear), on Blu-ray for the very first time.

Pre-order: https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/produc…/secret-ceremony-le

 

Mondo Digital reviews Hammer Volume Four - Faces of Fear: http://mondo-digital.com/screamfear.html

 

DVD Beaver reviews Hammer Volume Four - Faces of Fear:


The Damned: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film/DVDReviews19/these_are_the_damned_blu-ray.htm

The Revenge of Frankenstein: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film6/blu-ray_reviews_77/revenge_of_frankenstein_blu-ray.htm

Taste of Fear: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film6/blu-ray_reviews_77/scream_of_fear_blu-ray.htm

The Two Faces of Dr. Jekyll: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film6/blu-ray_reviews_78/two_faces_dr_jekyll_blu-ray.htm

 

https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/collections/frontpage/products/night-tide-le

 

Hrm... I normally wait for one of their sales and if I don't get the limited edition with the book then I don't get the book (I don't have the time anyways) but on this one the bonus disc itself is limited so that's a risky proposition. On the other hand I don't expect there to be much demand for Night Tide. But unfortunately Powerhouse isn't very forthcoming about stock numbers (at least on my radar).

I may get too paranoid and pre-order it then watch it go for a song next Black Friday.

 

to be honest, Indicator is one of the few (only?) labels which don't go down in price much, if any, over time

makes blind buying more of a risk but also makes you comfortable knowing it won't be half price if you wait long enough

 

The short films from the bonus disc are available through Flicker Alley, but the pressed disc is OOP and appears to be replaced with an MOD BD-R.

 

DVD Beaver reviews Night Tide: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film4/blu-ray_reviews_63/night_tide_blu-ray.htm

 

Mondo Digital reviews Night Tide: http://mondo-digital.com/nighttide.html

 

https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/collections/frontpage/products/hammer-volume-five-death-deceit-le



HAMMER VOLUME FIVE: DEATH & DECEIT - LE

Includes an exclusive double-sided poster only available with direct orders from this website (poster features the original UK Quad designs for THE PIRATES OF BLOOD RIVER and THE BRIGAND OF KANDAHAR, see pictures to the left).

VISA TO CANTON (Michael Carreras, 1961)
THE PIRATES OF BLOOD RIVER (John Gilling, 1962)
THE SCARLET BLADE (John Gilling, 1963)
THE BRIGAND OF KANDAHAR (John Gilling, 1965)

Release date: 23 March 2020
Limited Blu-ray Edition (UK and World premieres on Blu-ray)

Hammer Volume Five: Death & Deceit collects four films from the early sixties which found the studio looking beyond the horror genre for its next box-office success. Visa to Canton (1961, released in the US as Passport to China) is a torn-from-the-headlines spy thriller; The Pirates of Blood River (1962), starring Kerwin Mathews (The 7th Voyage of Sinbad) and Christopher Lee (The Face of Fu Manchu), is a swashbuckling adventure; The Scarlet Blade (1963, released in the US as The Crimson Blade) is an English Civil War-set actioner which follows the fortunes of Cromwell’s Roundheads; and The Brigand of Kandahar (1965) takes Hammer to the North-West Frontier for an action-adventure starring Ronald Lewis (Taste of Fear) and Oliver Reed (The System). All four films are presented for the first time on Blu-ray in the UK, while Visa to Canton, The Scarlet Blade and The Brigand of Kandahar make their world Blu-ray premieres. This limited edition box set is strictly limited to 6,000 numbered units.

INDICATOR LIMITED BLU-RAY EDITION BOX SET SPECIAL FEATURES:

VISA TO CANTON

High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Alternative feature presentation with the US Passport to China titles
Audio commentary with film historian Kevin Lyons (2020)
Hammer’s Women: Lisa Gastoni (2020): profile of the Hammer star by critic and writer Virginie Sélavy
Ticket to Ride (2020): film historian Vic Pratt discusses ethnocentrism in sixties British cinema
David Huckvale on Edwin Astley (2020): appreciation of the film’s score by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Josephine Botting, an account of the RB-47 affair which inspired Visa to Canton, an overview of promotional materials, and film credits
World premiere on Blu-ray

THE PIRATES OF BLOOD RIVER

High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with screenwriter Jimmy Sangster, art director Don Mingaye and Hammer historian Marcus Hearn (2008)
Hammer’s Women: Marla Landi (2020): profile of the Hammer star by film historian Kat Ellinger
Stephen Laws Introduces ‘The Pirates of Blood River’ (2020): an appreciation by the acclaimed horror author
Andrew Keir at the Manchester Festival of Fantastic Films (1993): archival video recording of the acclaimed actor in conversation with Stephen Laws
Did I Write That? (2020): Jonathan Rigby, author of English Gothic, discusses the career of Jimmy Sangster
David Huckvale on Gary Hughes (2020): appreciation of the film’s score by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
Yes, We Have No Piranhas (2020): video essay on the censorship history of The Pirates of Blood River
Original theatrical trailer
Brian Trenchard-Smith trailer commentary (2013): short critical appreciation
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Lindsay Hallam, Jimmy Sangster on The Pirates of Blood River, a selection of promotional materials, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
UK premiere on Blu-ray

THE SCARLET BLADE

High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Alternative feature presentation with the US The Crimson Blade titles
Audio commentary with film historian Kevin Lyons (2020)
Hammer’s Women: June Thorburn (2020): profile of the Hammer star by film historian Josephine Botting
Stephen Laws Introduces ‘The Scarlet Blade’ (2020): an appreciation by the acclaimed horror author
Interviews with Hugh Harlow and Pauline Wise (2020): the second assistant director and continuity person discuss the making of The Scarlet Blade
Almost an Auteur (2020): horror author and critic Kim Newman on the eclectic career of writer-director John Gilling
David Huckvale on Gary Hughes (2020): appreciation of the film’s score by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
Original US theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Neil Sinyard, an extract from Oliver Reed’s autobiography, a selection of promotional materials, an overview of contemporary critical responses, and film credits
World premiere on Blu-ray

THE BRIGAND OF KANDAHAR

High Definition remaster
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with film historian Vic Pratt (2020)
Hammer’s Women: Yvonne Romain (2020): profile of the Hammer star by film historian Melanie Williams
Stephen Laws Introduces ‘The Brigand of Kandahar’ (2020): an appreciation by the acclaimed horror author
Swashbuckling (2020): writer and historian Neil Sinyard looks at writer-director John Gilling’s films for Hammer
David Huckvale on Don Banks (2020): appreciation of the film’s score by the author of Hammer Film Scores and the Musical Avant-Garde
Original theatrical trailer
Image gallery: promotional and publicity materials
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Naman Ramachandran, an extensive selection of promotional materials, and film credits
World premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition box set of 6,000 numbered units.

#PHILTD183
BBFC cert: 12
REGION B
EAN: 5060697920383

 

https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/collections/frontpage/products/the-mad-magician-le



THE MAD MAGICIAN - LE

(John Brahm, 1954)
Release date: 23 March 2020
Limited Edition Blu-ray (UK Blu-ray premiere)

Made shortly after the box-office success of House of Wax, The Mad Magician returns Vincent Price to the world of three-dimensional horror. He plays Don Gallico, the creator of elaborate illusions for stage magicians, who seeks their fame… and will turn to murder to achieve it!

Directed by John Brahm (The Undying Monster), The Mad Magician is presented in two- and three-dimensions, and is accompanied by a pair of 3D comedy shorts by the Three Stooges.

INDICATOR LIMITED EDITION BLU-RAY SPECIAL FEATURES

2K restoration
3D and 2D presentations
Original mono audio
Audio commentary with film historians Kevin Lyons and Jonathan Rigby (2020)
Three-Dimensional Magic (2020): appreciation of The Mad Magician and the 3D filmmaking boom of the 1950s by cinematographer Frank Passingham (Kubo and the Two Strings) and archivist Tom Vincent, presented in 3D and 2D
Super 8 version: cut-down home cinema presentation in anaglyphic 3D
Two short films starring the Three Stooges and produced by Columbia Pictures: Pardon My Backfire (1953) and Spooks! (1953), presented in 3D and 2D
Image gallery: on-set and promotional photography
Original theatrical trailer
New and improved English subtitles for the deaf and hard-of-hearing
Limited edition exclusive booklet with a new essay by Kat Ellinger, a look at the career of producer Bryan Foy, an archival interview with director John Brahm by David Del Valle, a guide to the promotional campaign of The Mad Magician, an overview of contemporary critical responses, Jeff Billington on the Three Stooges’ 3D shorts, and film credits
UK premiere on Blu-ray
Limited edition of 3,000 copies

#PHILTD109
BBFC cert: 12
REGION FREE
EAN: 5037899071656

 

^^Very nice on the Mad Magician , I missed out on the Twilight Time release and it goes for ridiculous prices now.

 

Same here! I always regretted not getting that one, but I'm kinda glad now.

 

DVDBeaver review for The Mad Magician: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film6/blu-ray_reviews_74/the_mad_magician_blu-ray.htm

DVDBeaver review for The Pirates of Blood River: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film6/blu-ray_reviews_79/the_pirates_of_blood_river_blu-ray.htm

DVDBeaver review for The Brigand of Kandahar: http://www.dvdbeaver.com/film9/blu-ray_review_121/the_brigand_of_kandahar_blu-ray.htm

 

Indicator is having a sale for this weekend only. I grabbed Wolf and Christine. With shipping to the US apparently it’s only going to be $31. According to them, these releases are all OOP, but standard releases will be coming out later this year.

 

Nice that they put some OOP back up during their sale. Unfortunately for me Night of the Demon is not LE.

Direct Link: https://www.powerhousefilms.co.uk/collections/sale